Ville Barss Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1916 - d. 1990

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    • William Barss "Boy" Watercolor on Paper
      Oct. 08, 2023

      William Barss "Boy" Watercolor on Paper

      Est: $400 - $600

      William Barss (American, 1916-1990) watercolor painting on paper depicting an emaciated male figure laying on grass below an ominous sky, signed lower right, Margaret Brown Gallery label to verso, housed in a painted wood frame. Image: 9.5" H x 19.5" W; frame: 17" H x 27" W.

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    • William Barss illustration art, barn dance
      Jan. 26, 2020

      William Barss illustration art, barn dance

      Est: $300 - $350

      William Barss (American, 1916-1990), gouache on cardstock illustration of several people square dancing in a barn, while a man looks on from a loft overhead, with a record player by his side. Signed "Barss" lower left. Float mounted under glass; titled on mat "Square Dancing at Peterborough, N. Hamp. by William Barss", in pencil, left, and in pencil, right: "Featured in Ford Times" (a magazine produced by the Ford Motor Company). Image: 14 1/2" H x 19 5/8" W; Framed: 25 1/2" H x 30 1/2" W. William Barss was a portraitist and illustrator, born in Ohio and educated in Boston. He illustrated a variety of books, including those of Eleanor Roosevelt and Isaac Asimov. Barss and his wife Currie, who was also a trained artist, worked with the folk artist Peter Hunt in Provincetown, and Barss is represented in the permanent collection of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. He exhibited at the Margaret Brown Gallery of Boston in the 1940s and the Chicago Art Institute in 1947, and is listed in Falk's Who Was Who in American Art.

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    • William Barss (American, 1916-1990) Portrait of a Boy with a Hobby Horse. Signed "Barss" l.r. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in., frame
      Mar. 19, 2015

      William Barss (American, 1916-1990) Portrait of a Boy with a Hobby Horse. Signed "Barss" l.r. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in., frame

      Est: $150 - $250

      William Barss (American, 1916-1990) Portrait of a Boy with a Hobby Horse. Signed "Barss" l.r. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in., framed.

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    • WILLIAM BARSS (AMERICAN 1916-1990), OIL ON PAPER, 14" X 20" IMAGE, "SQUARE DANCING AT PETERBOROUGH"
      Apr. 21, 2013

      WILLIAM BARSS (AMERICAN 1916-1990), OIL ON PAPER, 14" X 20" IMAGE, "SQUARE DANCING AT PETERBOROUGH"

      Est: $250 - $500

      WILLIAM BARSS (AMERICAN 1916-1990), OIL ON PAPER, 14" X 20" IMAGE, "SQUARE DANCING AT PETERBOROUGH":Signed lower left, label on front; oil on heavy paper; 14 1/2" x 19 3/4" image. Featured in Ford Times. Original mat.

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    • WILLIAM BARSS [AMERICAN 1916-1990], OIL ON PAPER, 14" X 20" IMAGE, "SQUARE DANCING AT PETERBOROUGH"
      Aug. 19, 2012

      WILLIAM BARSS [AMERICAN 1916-1990], OIL ON PAPER, 14" X 20" IMAGE, "SQUARE DANCING AT PETERBOROUGH"

      Est: $250 - $500

      WILLIAM BARSS [AMERICAN 1916-1990], OIL ON PAPER, 14" X 20" IMAGE, "SQUARE DANCING AT PETERBOROUGH": Signed lower left, label on front; oil on heavy paper; 14 1/2" x 19 3/4" image. Featured in Ford Times. Original mat.

      DuMouchelles
    • William (Ville) Barss (American, 1916-1990) [Look] of Longing. Signed "BARSS" l.l., also signed and dated "W. BARSS 1949" on the rev...
      Apr. 11, 2012

      William (Ville) Barss (American, 1916-1990) [Look] of Longing. Signed "BARSS" l.l., also signed and dated "W. BARSS 1949" on the rev...

      Est: $300 - $500

      William (Ville) Barss (American, 1916-1990) [Look] of Longing. Signed "BARSS" l.l., also signed and dated "W. BARSS 1949" on the reverse, identified on a partial label from Margaret Brown Gallery, Boston, affixed to the frame. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite, 12 1/2 x 18 in., framed. Condition: Surface grime. N.B. We wish to thank the daughter of the artist for her assistance cataloguing the lot.

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